I hear "sprinkle" and I admit, I think of something that's done in the bathroom that, depending on gender, one can do sitting down or standing up. Which makes the idea of a "sprinkle" as a modified baby shower rather unappealing.

I find this one annoying too, but only in certain contexts. If you are talking about someone who really did "pass away", as in, an elderly person who died peacefully in their sleep, then I am fine with it. But when people say things like "So and So passed away in the war", or when the death was otherwise violent, as in a car crash or homicide or sucicide, referring to those kinds of deaths with the term "passed away", it is really irritating to me.

Don't know if this has been mentioned: sprinkle, as in mini-shower. If it quacks like a duck and walks like a duck, then it's a duck. Or, in other words, it's a shower.

I encountered that term for the first time yesterday or the day before and it was on this board. I had no clue what it meant, so thanks for explaining. And I loathe it and am with other posters in thinking it sounds like a euphemism for urination.

I find this one annoying too, but only in certain contexts. If you are talking about someone who really did "pass away", as in, an elderly person who died peacefully in their sleep, then I am fine with it. But when people say things like "So and So passed away in the war", or when the death was otherwise violent, as in a car crash or homicide or sucicide, referring to those kinds of deaths with the term "passed away", it is really irritating to me.

What's even worse is "He/She passed." As in, "The cow got loose after Mama passed." Passed what? I infinitely prefer "passed away" to that, because it doesn't sound like the sentence got cut off.

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I find this one annoying too, but only in certain contexts. If you are talking about someone who really did "pass away", as in, an elderly person who died peacefully in their sleep, then I am fine with it. But when people say things like "So and So passed away in the war", or when the death was otherwise violent, as in a car crash or homicide or sucicide, referring to those kinds of deaths with the term "passed away", it is really irritating to me.

I use "passed" when talking about ODS. It's less jarring in conversation than "my child died" and to me, it feels a little softer, so it's easier on me as well.

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In the United States today, there is a pervasive tendency to treat children as adults, and adults as children. The options of children are thus steadily expanded, while those of adults are progressively constricted. The result is unruly children and childish adults. ~Thomas Szasz

Along those lines, I really dislike the ubiquitous "I'm sorry for your loss." You cannot be sorry for a loss. That makes no sense. You can, however, be sorry about someone's loss or you can be sorry for someone.

I probably mentioned it upthread already but current use of the word "on" in phrases that it doesn't belong in:

"Good on you" which should be "Good for you."

"Hating on" which simply should be "hating"

Especially when the user should know better.

With respect: re the former -- in my understanding, "Good on..." has been for well over a century, established Australian English as a congratulatory phrase: the way that is said there, what elsewhere is more usually expressed as "Good for...". It may not be patrician English, but it is for sure linguistic "standard operational procedure" in that part of the world. I'd think that Aussie participants in the forum would concur here.

With respect: re the former -- in my understanding, "Good on..." has been for well over a century, established Australian English as a congratulatory phrase: the way that is said there, what elsewhere is more usually expressed as "Good for...". It may not be patrician English, but it is for sure linguistic "standard operational procedure" in that part of the world. I'd think that Aussie participants in the forum would concur here.

And, equally with respect, many of the other phrases and words mentioned in this thread are "established" and "standard operational procedure" in various areas as well. I've seen quite a few that, while may not be favored in some parts of the US or world, are absolutely correct in my area. And I'm assuming that's true of ones that irk me as well.

I probably mentioned it upthread already but current use of the word "on" in phrases that it doesn't belong in:

"Good on you" which should be "Good for you."

"Hating on" which simply should be "hating"

Especially when the user should know better.

With respect: re the former -- in my understanding, "Good on..." has been for well over a century, established Australian English as a congratulatory phrase: the way that is said there, what elsewhere is more usually expressed as "Good for...". It may not be patrician English, but it is for sure linguistic "standard operational procedure" in that part of the world. I'd think that Aussie participants in the forum would concur here.

This Kiwi participant certainly does . Thanks, I was trying to figure out how to phrase it myself.

In the United States today, there is a pervasive tendency to treat children as adults, and adults as children. The options of children are thus steadily expanded, while those of adults are progressively constricted. The result is unruly children and childish adults. ~Thomas Szasz